Camanche Elementary Newsletter
NEWSLETTER #26-22
February 12, 2026
NO SCHOOL- TOMORROW!
There will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, February 13th due to a Teacher Professional Learning Day
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to the members of the CES Winter Sumdog Math Team! These students earned first place in the Iowa Winter Sumdog Math Contest, climbing to the top on the very first day and holding that position for the entire competition.
During the 4.5-day contest, each participant needed to solve 700 math problems, all matched to their individual math levels. Their focus, persistence, and problem-solving skills paid off as they earned first place in the state of Iowa.
Kinnick Coffey earned first place in the statewide contest. Garrett Snodgrass, Bailee Peterson, Iris Thompson, Mayva Clements, Cully Enloe, Declan Handley, Isaak Cinadr, Jenna Lehmkuhl, and Autumn Snodgrass finished close behind, rounding out the top ten in the state.
Additional hardworking members of the CES Sumdog team include Brynne Hilgendorf, Lily Lambert, Addi McDonnell, Emery Drury, Harper Mink, and Kierstyn Handy.
We are incredibly proud of these dedicated mathematicians and their outstanding achievement! The team is coached by Sheryl Kennedy.
CES SPELLING BEE
Our school recently held its annual spelling bee, and our students showed impressive focus, effort, and dedication. Earlier in the week, each grade level hosted its own spelling bee. The grade-level winners were Brynne Hilgendorf (fourth grade), Iris Thomson (third grade), and Ashlynn Gravert (second grade).
Following those competitions, the top spellers from each grade advanced to the school spelling bee. Iris Thomson was named our school spelling bee champion and will move on to the next level of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
We are proud of all the students who took on this challenge. Fourth-grade participants included Izaak Cinadr, Cully Enlow, Brynne Hilgendorf, Jenna Lehmkuhl, Harper Mink, Mckinley Schwandt, Autumn Snodgrass, and Garrett Snodgrass. We also recognize our third graders for their dedication to learning their spelling words: Mayva Clements, Kinnick Coffey, Emery Drury, Kierstyn Handy, Declan Handley, Lily Lambert, Addi McDonnell, Bailee Peterson, and Iris Thomson. Hardworking second-grade spellers were Ashlynn Gravert, Kellen Graves, Holden Jennings, Deacon Klahn, Daniel Maloy, Sophia Stevens, Thea Sweeney, and Mycle Thomas.
Congratulations to all of our hardworking spellers for a job well done!
KINDERGARTEN ROUND UP – TONIGHT!!
Kindergarten Round Up will be held on Thursday, February 12th at 4:00 p.m. & 5:15 p.m. If you have a child that will turn 5 years old on or before September 15th, 2026, please call our office to add them to our Round Up list. We can’t wait to meet all of our future kindergarteners!
PRESCHOOL INFORMATION NIGHT
Children who live in Iowa and will turn 4 years old on or before September 15th, 2026 qualify for FREE PRESCHOOL. Please join us for a preschool information night on Tuesday, February 24th in the CES Media Center.
FROM MRS. MUNSON
This week’s discussion topic: “If we can’t see eye to eye, let’s try heart to heart.” This week, talk with your student about how we may not always agree, but we can always choose empathy and respect. Kindness and compassion help us build stronger relationships at home, at school, and in our community. They bring people together – even when we’re different – and doing something kind for someone else often feels just as good as receiving kindness ourselves.
Books to read together this week:
· The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
· Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller
· When I Care About Others by Cornelia Maude Spelman
· Kindness Counts: A Story for Teaching Random Acts of Kindness by Bryan Smith
DATES TO REMEMBER
Feb 12th Kindergarten Round Up 4:00 p.m. & 5:15 p.m. at CES Media Center
Feb 13th NO SCHOOL – Teacher Professional Learning Day
Feb 24th Preschool Information Night 5:00 p.m. at CES Media Center
Mar 11th & 12th Parent-Teacher Conferences - 1:45 p.m. Dismissal
Mar 13th NO SCHOOL
Mar 16th-20th NO SCHOOL – Spring Break
Yours in education,
Aimee Dohse – Principal